Understanding Management
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Author: Richard Daft
Publisher: South Western Educational Publishing
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The statement about the managers above you: "Management did not expect me to challenge or change the status quo".
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In this situation, there is a need to explain whether I agree or disagree with the statement about my managers that management did not expect me to challenge or change the status quo.
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